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| Irish police have released a man held over an explosives find, after Slovakian authorities admitted planting them in his luggage. | Irish police have released a man held over an explosives find, after Slovakian authorities admitted planting them in his luggage. |
| The explosive was one of eight pieces of contraband placed with unsuspecting passengers at Bratislava Airport last weekend, broadcaster RTE reported. | The explosive was one of eight pieces of contraband placed with unsuspecting passengers at Bratislava Airport last weekend, broadcaster RTE reported. |
| The 49-year-old unwittingly brought the material into Dublin when he returned from his Christmas holidays. | The 49-year-old unwittingly brought the material into Dublin when he returned from his Christmas holidays. |
| He was arrested on Tuesday morning but has since been released without charge. | He was arrested on Tuesday morning but has since been released without charge. |
| Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern said he was very concerned that Irish police had not been alerted for three days. | Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern said he was very concerned that Irish police had not been alerted for three days. |
| Airport security detected seven of the illicit items, but the eighth - 90g of research development explosive - managed to escape detection. | Airport security detected seven of the illicit items, but the eighth - 90g of research development explosive - managed to escape detection. |
| Slovakian police alerted their Irish counterparts on Tuesday morning, and the man's flat near the city centre was cordoned off while bomb disposal experts removed the explosives for further examination. | Slovakian police alerted their Irish counterparts on Tuesday morning, and the man's flat near the city centre was cordoned off while bomb disposal experts removed the explosives for further examination. |
| The Slovakian minister for the interior had expressed his government's "profound regret" to Mr Ahern. | The Slovakian minister for the interior had expressed his government's "profound regret" to Mr Ahern. |
| An Irish government spokesman said Mr Ahern has "ordered a full report into what has transpired". | An Irish government spokesman said Mr Ahern has "ordered a full report into what has transpired". |